Dr. Heidenhoff's Process

Title page for Dr. Heidenhoff's Process (1880)
Author	Edward Bellamy
Language	English
Genre	Fantasy novel
Publisher	D. Appleton & Company
Publication date	1880
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback)
Pages	140 pp

Dr. Heidenhoff's Process is an early novel by American author Edward Bellamy. The book was first published by D. Appleton & Company in 1880.

Contents

• Plot introduction
• References
• External links

Plot introduction

The novel concerns a doctor who develops a mechanical method of eradicating painful memories from people's brains so that they can feel good about life again. The protagonist persuades his lover to try the process after she has been seduced by a rival. She is transformed until the protagonist awakes and realizes that he has dreamt of the doctor and his process and that his lover has committed suicide.

References

• Bleiler, Everett (1948). The Checklist of Fantastic Literature . Chicago: Shasta Publishers. p.  46.
• Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 104. ISBN   0-312-13486-X.
• Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 36. ISBN   0-911682-20-1.

External links

• Dr. Heidenhoff's Process at Project Gutenberg
• Dr. Heidenhoff's Process, available at Wikisource
• Dr. Heidenhoff's Process public domain audiobook at LibriVox

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